The Dreamviews Slump

Not a lot to say here, but I was just wondering...
Is Dreamviews in a slump right now? It seems like there is so little activity, and I'm at a loss as to why. Is it finals? The news? Global cooling? Has KingYoshi been gone too long?
Ah, whatever it is, I wish I knew! 'Cause a dead DV is... a dead DV.
Not good.

Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably canít. You know the month, the year, the day of the week; you have a schedule, a calendar... Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures.
A fear of time running out.

1291new members after hack and hijack (!!!)

Some of my favourites haven't posted in a while, (Like Waking Nomad). But when ALEX sent out his hacked and hyjacked Mass email there were 50,504 members, (March 1).

Now, (May 3) look! There is 51,795.

1,291 new registered in 64 days Wow!

Originally Posted by Signet

Not a lot to say here, but I was just wondering...
Is Dreamviews in a slump right now? It seems like there is so little activity, and I'm at a loss as to why. Is it finals? The news? Global cooling? Has KingYoshi been gone too long?
Ah, whatever it is, I wish I knew! 'Cause a dead DV is... a dead DV.
Not good.

I feel like before IRC I posted a lot more. Now I come on the forums wanting to make posts and I end up getting distracted by chat all the time. I've even been neglecting to properly journal some pretty awesome lucid dreams. But it's not only chat, I've been working a lot.

Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably canít. You know the month, the year, the day of the week; you have a schedule, a calendar... Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures.
A fear of time running out.

reci's got it accurate
this happens really regularly. late spring into summer is our downtime, and we spike up bigtime fall and onwards
looking back on it, Asher probably sold this thing at the best time possible, saying "oi look we've got this massive upswing and it's still growing who wants this bitch on the cheap"
and then Alex fell for the soultrap that is DV
the hack probably didn't help either

If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama

I've been gone too but for reasons that wouldn't explain everyone's absence. This surprises me because I'd expect the opposite. More people signing up and frequenting the site upon school being out. Was it like this last year at this time?